Redding an early disciple of weight room

Packers assistant came up as weight room became part of the game

8:41 PM,
Feb. 6, 2009

Packers strength and conditioning coach Dave Redding?s gregarious personality is a change from his more reserved predecessor Rock Gullickson, and he freely admits he?ll grind on a group if he?s not getting results. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette

Written by

Tom Pelissero
tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com

To trace Dave Redding's path to the NFL is to trace a path through the history of weight training in football.

His story starts with his father, the late George "Crump" Redding, who picked up some information during a tour with the Army Air Corps' 71st Fighter Wing in the European Theater of World War II. Most thought weight training was for freaks in those days, but "Crump" put it to use - first as a football player at what was East Central State College in Oklahoma, then as he began a high school coaching career that spanned three states and three decades.